ISRAEL AND LEBANON AGREE TO EXTEND US-BROKERED CEASEFIRE BY 45 DAYS, STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS. (PHOTO).

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 Israel and Lebanon agree to extend US-brokered ceasefire by 45 days, State Department says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a U.S.-brokered ceasefire by 45 days, according to U.S. officials, in an effort to allow further progress in ongoing negotiations aimed at reducing hostilities along their shared border. A State Department spokesperson said the April 16 cessation of hostilities would be extended by an additional 45 days following what officials described as “highly productive” talks held in Washington on Thursday and Friday. The two sides are expected to resume negotiations on June 2 and June 3. The discussions mark the third round of meetings between Israel and Lebanon since renewed fighting escalated earlier this year, including Israeli airstrikes following missile fire from Hezbollah and subsequent Israeli ground operations in southern Lebanon. While the conflict has continued in parallel with broader regional tensions, officials said violence has largely remained ...

ANAMBRA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS EZEOKENWA AS COMMISSIONER DESIGNATE. (PHOTO).


Anambra House Of Assembly Confirms Ezeokenwa As Commissioner Designate 



Anambra State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Barrister Sylvester Ezeokenwa as commissioner designate for special duties. 

The House confirmed his appointment during plenary following the report of the House committee on Screening and Election matters, presented by the chairman of the committee, Dr. Paschal Agbodike which found him suitably qualified to serve as a Commissioner in the government of Anambra State. 

Speaker of the House, Right Honourable Uche Okafor read out his confirmation, while the House supported it through voice vote.

Also at plenary, the member representing Onitsha North One Constituency, Honourable Douglass Egbuna returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the APC.

Honourable Egbuna who defected to the APC from the PDP before the November six 2021 Anambra state governorship election, said he returned to the PDP for reasons best known to him. 

Similarly, the member representing Awka North Constituency, Honourable John Nwokoye defected to the PDP from the APC

 

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